Receipt scanner that never lets you miss another warranty claim

Every year, families throw away hundreds of dollars because they can't locate a receipt when a warranty claim is on the line. Your $800 laptop dies in month 13. The warranty covered 12 months. You're positive you purchased the extended plan. But where did that receipt end up? Buried in your inbox? Stuffed in the kitchen junk drawer? Crammed into the glove box? By the time you track it down—if you ever do—you've lost hundreds of dollars and you're furious at yourself for not staying organized. WarrantyWatch eliminates that stress entirely. Photograph any receipt, and the AI instantly reads it—extracting the product name, purchase date, warranty duration, and retailer details. Everything lands in a single, organized dashboard with intelligent notifications built in. Thirty days before a warranty runs out, you receive a text: "Your Dyson vacuum warranty ends soon, file a claim if anything's wrong." That single nudge could keep $400 in your pocket. Pricing sits at $5 to $15/month for premium tiers that include family sharing, unlimited scans, and claim assistance. A free tier covers basic receipt storage to draw users in. The initial target audience is overwhelmed parents managing household purchases—the people buying appliances, electronics, and kids' gear who are buried under paper receipts and cognitive overload. But the market widens quickly. Anyone spending real money on products fits the profile: renters keeping tabs on security deposits, small business owners tracking equipment warranties, even gadget lovers with drawers stuffed full of tech—they all benefit. Kick things off with a straightforward mobile app leveraging OCR (Optical Character Recognition) to digitize receipts and pull out warranty dates. Layer in reminder logic that sends texts or emails 30 days ahead of expiration. Tap into AI Vision or Tesseract to decode crumpled, faded receipts and convert them into structured data. Store everything in Firebase or Supabase with searchable tags. The north star is that "oh my god, I would have lost $300 without this" reaction that transforms users into passionate advocates. A single recovered warranty claim covers an entire year of subscription fees. Beyond that, it's nothing but peace of mind. This marks the end of warranty dread. It means actually getting reimbursed when products fail. It means never again feeling like you left hundreds of dollars sitting on the table. And for families already juggling a thousand responsibilities, it's one fewer thing occupying mental space—which might honestly be the most valuable benefit of all.